In Washington state, the start of 2026 means a bevy of new laws and taxes. The changes, which took effect Jan. 1, affect ...

With tax season approaching and the Washington Legislature weighing a new millionaire’s tax, a survey with more than 3,000 ...

Democrats in the Washington state Legislature want to revisit the state’s tax code, and are pursuing a tax on individuals who ...

Edmonds and Lynnwood have increased their sales tax to 10.7%, making them the cities with the highest sales tax in Washington State.

Sara Owen is almost always on the clock. As one of only two advocates at Beyond Survival, a sexual abuse resource center in ...

Those are just a few of the changes to state law taking effect in Washington on New Year’s Day. Some bills passed in 2025 became law earlier in the year, while others will take years to go into effect ...

Two weeks after the state increased the fee for reusable plastic bags, lawmakers are considering competing legislation that would either reduce the fee and reintroduce thinner, single-use plastic ...

In another tight budget year, advocates, educators, and administrators are urging the state Legislature not to make any ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington residents will pay approximately 10% more for gold, silver and precious coins starting January 1 as a new state sales tax takes effect on precious metals purchases.

OLYMPIA, WA / ACCESS Newswire / January 2, 2026 / Yesterday, Washington state began penalizing citizens for protecting their savings in precious metals, imposing a sales tax on all new purchases.

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Sound Money Defense League working to restore the longstanding sales tax exemption OLYMPIA, WA / ACCESS Newswire / ...

EVERETT — New state and local sales taxes on the purchase and redemption of gold, starting Jan. 1, have the owners of The Coin Market in Lynnwood worried about the store’s future. Since 1985, gold ...